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Kovanaama

Kovanaama

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Lasse Pöysti plays a young reporter named Esko Pekuri who thinks he's got a front-page story. But every article he writes goes in press as minor news. He gets a fantastic idea to impersonate a gangster and write an article about prison life.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

29 January 1954

Country

Finland

Cast

Lasse Pöysti

Lasse Pöysti

Esko Pekuri

Sirkka-Liisa Wilén

Sirkka-Liisa Wilén

Miss Judith

Pentti Viljanen

Pentti Viljanen

Evert Pinsiö

Toivo Mäkelä

Toivo Mäkelä

Anders

Uljas Kandolin

Uljas Kandolin

Terävä

Heikki Savolainen

Heikki Savolainen

Hoppu

Matti Tamminen

Matti Tamminen

Roivas

Sakari Jurkka

Sakari Jurkka

Captain

Tarmo Manni

Tarmo Manni

Uolevi Tiitinen

Jussi Jurkka

Jussi Jurkka

Prisoner

Åke Lindman

Åke Lindman

Prisoner

Pentti Irjala

Pentti Irjala

Prisoner

Kaarlo Halttunen

Kaarlo Halttunen

Eemeli

Leo Jokela

Leo Jokela

Crook

Kauko Vuorensola

Kauko Vuorensola

Crook

Kauko Laurikainen

Kauko Laurikainen

Crook

Uuno Montonen

Uuno Montonen

Prisoner

Veikko Linna

Veikko Linna

Faktori

Uolevi Lönnberg

Uolevi Lönnberg

Guard

Pia Hattara

Pia Hattara

Äiti valokuvaamossa

Heimo Lepistö

Heimo Lepistö

Prisoner

Matti Lehtelä

Matti Lehtelä

Police Officer

Jalmari Parikka

Jalmari Parikka

Prisoner (uncredited)

Aimo Hiltunen

Aimo Hiltunen

Crook (uncredited)

Juhani Kumpulainen

Juhani Kumpulainen

Crook (uncredited)

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